November 2018 LSE & TSX: SOLG
AN EMERGING COPPER GOLD MAJOR
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CAUTIONARY NOTICEForward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of SolGold and/or its subsidiaries to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, general business, economic, competitive, political and
social uncertainties; the actual results of current exploration activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of copper and gold ;
possible variations of ore grade or recovery rates; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accident, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; and delays in obtaining
governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities. Although SolGold has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to
differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that could cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Forward-looking
statements contained herein are made as of the date of this presentation and SolGold disclaims any obligation to update any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
results or otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements.SolGold undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions should change. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned not to place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements. News releases, presentations and public commentary made by SolGold and its Officers may contain certain statements and expressions of belief, expectation or opinion
which are forward looking statements, and which relate, inter alia, to interpretations of exploration results to date and the Company’s proposed strategy, plans and objectives or to the expectations or intentions of
the Company’s Directors. Such forward-looking and interpretative statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors beyond the control of the Company that could cause the
actual performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from such interpretations and forward-looking statements. Accordingly, the reader should not rely on any interpretations or forward-
looking statements; and save as required by the exchange rules of TSX and LSE-AIM and LSE for companies or by applicable laws, the Company does not accept any obligation to disseminate any updates or
revisions to such interpretations or forward-looking statements. The Company may reinterpret results to date as the status of its assets and projects changes with time expenditure, metals prices and other affecting
circumstances.
The Company and its Officers do not endorse, or reject or otherwise comment on the conclusions, interpretations or views expressed in press articles or third-party analysis, and where possible aims to circulate all
available material on its website.
The Company recognises that the term World Class is subjective and for the purpose of the Company’s projects the Company considers the drilling results at the growing Alpala Porphyry Copper Gold Deposit at
its Cascabel project to represent intersections of a World Class deposit on the basis of comparisons with other drilling intersections from World Class deposits, some of which have become, or are becoming,
producing mines and on the basis of available independent opinions which may be referenced to define the term “World Class” (or “Tier 1”).
The Company considers that World Class deposits are rare, very large, long life, low cost, and are responsible for approximately half of total global metals production. World Class deposits are generally accepted
as deposits of a size and quality that create multiple expansion opportunities, and have or are likely to demonstrate robust economics that ensure development irrespective of position within the global commodity
cycles, or whether or not the deposit has been fully drilled out, or a feasibility study completed.
Standards drawn from industry experts (1Singer and Menzie, 2010; 2Schodde, 2006; 3Schodde and Hronsky, 2006; 4Singer, 1995; 5Laznicka, 2010) have characterised World Class deposits at prevailing
commodity prices. The relevant criteria for World Class deposits, adjusted to current long run commodity prices, are considered to be those holding or likely to hold more than 5 million tonnes of copper and/or more
than 6 million ounces of gold with a modelled net present value ("NPV") of greater than USD 1 Billion.
The Company cautions that the Cascabel Project remains an early exploration stage project at this time. Despite the relatively high copper and gold grades over long intersections and broad areas, and widespread
surface mineralization discovered at the Cascabel Project to date, much of which has still not yet been drill tested, the Company has yet to prepare an initial mineral resource estimate at the Cascabel Project and
any development or mining potential for the project remains speculative. There is inherent uncertainty relating to any project at an exploration stage, prior to the determination of a mineral resource estimate,
preliminary economic assessment, pre-feasibility study and/or feasibility study. There is no certainty that future results will yield the results seen to date or that the project will continue to be considered to contain a
"World Class" deposit. Accordingly, past exploration results may not be predictive of future exploration results.
From the drilling results at the growing Alpala Porphyry Copper Gold Deposit (only) within the Cascabel Project, the Company considers the deposit to have significant resource potential and the data gathered has
provided the basis for the estimation of an Exploration Target over the area drilled to date. Initial 3D modelling and grade shell interpolants have outlined an approximate Exploration Target at Alpala that ranges
from 620 Mt at 1.05% copper equivalent, using a cut-off grade of 0.4% copper equivalent, to 830 Mt at 0.85% copper equivalent, using a cut-off grade of 0.3% copper equivalent. These estimates equate to an
endowment of between 6.5 - 7.1 Mt of contained copper equivalent.
Copper equivalent grades used are calculated using a gold conversion factor of 0.63, determined using a copper price of USD 3.00/pound and a gold price of USD 1300/ounce. Drill hole intercepts are calculated
using a data aggregation method, defined by copper equivalent cut-off grades and reported with up to 10m internal dilution, excluding bridging to a single sample. True widths of down hole intersections are
estimated to be approximately 25-50%.
The Company cautions that the potential quantity and grade ranges (Exploration Target) disclosed above for the Alpala Porphyry Copper Gold Deposit within the Cascabel Project is conceptual in nature, and there
has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource, and the Company is uncertain if further exploration will result in the Exploration Target being delineated within a Mineral Resource estimate.
On this basis, reference to the Cascabel project as “World Class” (or “Tier 1”) is considered to be appropriate.
References cited in the text:
1. Singer, D.A. and Menzie, W.D., 2010. Quantitative Mineral Resource Assessments: An Integrated Approach. Oxford University Press Inc.
2. Schodde, R., 2006. What do we mean by a world class deposit? And why are they special. Presentation. AMEC Conference, Perth.
3. Schodde, R and Hronsky, J.M.A, 2006. The Role of World-Class Mines in Wealth Creation. Special Publications of the Society of Economic Geologists Volume 12.
4. Singer, D.A., 1995, World-class base and precious metal deposits—a quantitative analysis: Economic Geology, v. 90, no.1, p. 88–104.
5. Laznicka, P., 2010. Giant Metallic Deposits: Future Sources of Industrial Metal, Second Edition. Springer-Verlag Heidelberg.
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WHY SOLGOLDSOLGOLD IS AN EMERGING COPPER GOLD MAJOR
Focussed on Ecuador, a highly prospective new mining province
First mover advantage
Positive and supportive pro-mining jurisdiction
Strong stakeholder relations
Significantly invested & experienced board & management team
World-class project at economic assessment stage
Unrivalled exploration & development pipeline
Well funded with endorsement from major miners and institutions
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STRATEGY
Corporate
Alpala
Regional
▪ Strengthen shareholder base
▪ Augment board and management with developmentcapabilities
▪ Define more high grade ore
▪ Continue drilling to continue growth of resource
▪ Demonstrate Tier 1 economics through PEA
▪ Secure full conditional financing package
▪ Permitting, Fiscal package
▪ “Go for gold” – quicker, cheaper, more efficient andmore available development capital
▪ High grade focus to fund the future
▪ Find more copper porphyries – SolGold blueprint
▪ Train and Educate
▪ Involve
▪ Reward
Community
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Capital structure
Shares on issue 1,816,387,454
Share priceLSE: SOLG 39p/share
TSX: SOLG 64cents/share
Options 89,712,000
Fully-Diluted 1,906,099,454
Undiluted Market Capitalisation GBP 754M
Cash in bank USD 104M
CORPORATE SNAPSHOT
▪ September 2016 :US$23M @ 12p
▪ June 2017: US$40M @ 41p
▪ November 2017: £6.5M @ 25p
▪ 13.58% non-blocking shareholding - must follow Board recommendation and 60% of non-Newcrest shares in a change of control transaction
▪ Craig Jones, Executive GM Wafi Golpu Project, mining engineer, appointed to SolGold Board
▪ Anti dilution @ 10%
September ▪ 2018: BHP purchased Guyana Gold’s 6.08% interest (103.1 million shares ) for 26.59p per share.
▪ 5% = 100m shares @ 45p
30▪ % premium to the 20 VWAP at 5 September 2018
Total ▪ 11.18%
Non▪ -blocking
Anti dilution @ ▪ 10%
Standstill ▪ 2 years
SolGold ▪ right of first refusal disposal
Top represented shareholders
Newcrest International Pty Ltd 13.58%
DGR Global Ltd 11.24%
BHP Billiton Holdings Limited 11.18%
Cornerstone Capital Resources 9.37%
Tenstar Trading Limited 6.54%
Blackrock, Inc 6.05%
Samuel Holdings Group 4.95%
Analyst coverage
House Analyst Target Price
Hannam & Partners Roger Bell 80p
Liberum Richard Knights 72p
Red Cloud Derek Macpherson C$1.30
Cormark Securities Tyron Breytenbach C$1.20
National Bank of Canada Shane Nagle C$1.10
Paradigm Capital David Davidson C$0.85
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EXPERIENCED BOARD
Nick MatherCEO(4.95% ownership)
▪ 35 years experience in exploration & resource company management
▪ Director on several resource company boards
▪ Accomplished explorer with outstanding discovery record
Brian MollerChairman(0.22% ownership)
▪ 30 years experience
▪ Partner at Brisbane-based law firm Hopgood Ganim Lawyers
▪ Chairman of AusTin Mining and serves as a Director on several boards
John BovardNED(0.21% ownership)
▪ 40+ years experience in mining, heavy construction and project development
▪ Former director and chairman of several junior exploration companies
Robert WeinbergNED(0.23% ownership)
▪ 40+ years experience in the mining and finance industry
▪ Former Managing Director of Institutional Investments at the World Gold Council
James ClareNED
▪ Partner at Bennett Jones, Toronto
▪ Recognised as a leading mining lawyer in Canada both domestically and internationally
▪ NED for three other junior exploration companies
Craig JonesNED(Newcrest appointee)
▪ 20+ years experience Mechanical Engineer, building and operating for Newcrest Mining.
▪ Currently the Executive GM of Wafi-Golpu
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ACCOMPLISHED TECHNICAL TEAM
Benn WhistlerTechnical Services Manager
▪ 19 years experience across multiple commodities
▪ Former Senior Mine Geologist with Emperor Gold Mines
▪ Accomplished large dataset manager
Jason WardExploration Manager
▪ Exploration geologist with 20+ years experience in the field
▪ Remote operations specialist
▪ Community & government engagement
Dr Steve GarwinChief Technical Advisor
▪ 28+ years experience as an exploration geologist
▪ 10 years experience at Newmont in various roles including serving as the Chief Geologist in Nevada
▪ Adjunct Research Fellow at the Centre for Exploration Targeting at the University of Western Australia
Santiago VacaChief Geologist
▪ Exploration geologist with 13+ experience Masters Degree from University of BC. Canada, where he studied the proliferous Cu-Au porphyry belt hosted in the Nicola/Taklagroup
▪ involved with mines & different projects in Ecuador, Western Canada, Western Australia, South Africa, Mexico, USA & Peru
Eduardo VenezuelaStudy Manager
▪ Mining engineer with an Honours Degree in Mining Engineering, from the University of Chile and Master of Business from Curtin University, WA
▪ Extensive industry experience in Australia, Latin America, USA, Middle East & Asia, working with top-tier including BHP Minerals, Western Collieries, Anaconda Nickel, IFC (World Bank), BHP Engineering, SKM, Hatch & Amec Foster Wheeler
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Data derived from USGS(Singer, Berger, & Moring, 2008)
▪ Production base of around half the world’s copper
▪ Ecuador is an under-explored northern section
THE ANDEAN COPPER BELT
Solomon IslandsWell explored – excepting Kuma and Mbetilonga.
QueenslandWell explored
Ecuador under exploredClassical porphyry geology, blossoming mining industry. Gone from “Red light” to “Green light”.
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UNDER-EXPLORED HIGHLY PROSPECTIVE COPPER GOLD BELT
• Late Eocene–Early Oligocene from 43 – 31 Ma• The most significant metallogenic epoch
*after Kuraminerals.com, Kura Geoscience SpA, 2016
Porphyry Deposits of Northern Chile - 200Mt of copper produced from these deposits about 25% of the world’s
copper resources
Northern Ecuador Eocene Belt - Underexplored, weakly defined
ALPALA
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▪ Thick buoyant oceanic slabs –Carnegie Ridge
▪ High copper gold contents
▪ Low angle plate collision
▪ Promotes uplift fracturing & chokes volcanoes
▪ Porphyries stew in their own volatiles
▪ Introduced oxygen scavenges iron into magnetite and leaves copper and gold to concentrate in the sulphide phase
▪ ↑O2, ↑Cu, ↑Au
THE CARNEGIE RIDGECOPPER-GOLD RICH NORTHERN ECUADOR
*after Gutscher, Malavieille, & Collot, 1999
Iron as magnetite and copper and gold in sulphides
ALPALA
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Chilean porphyries - high and dry. Easily visible from space La Escondida
In Ecuador they are covered in jungle and cloud. We can now see through cloud, jungle and soil using state of the art geophysics Alpala Camp
GEOPHYSICS UNCOVER ECUADOR’S HUGE POTENTIAL
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PORPHYRY BELTS SHOULD YIELD MORE LARGECOPPER DEPOSITS LIKE THEY DO IN CHILE
Age Dated South American Porphyry Deposits (Age / Tonnage / Contained Cu / Cu Grade)
Alpala is Eocene38.6Ma
Chile is arid. Numerous orebodies are exposed.
Ecuador is sub-tropical, ore bodies are concealed - Yet to be discovered.
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GOOD FISCAL AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTSOLGOLD MAKES A STRONG IMPACT
The Ecuadorian government has set out the following goals for the mining industry by 2021:
Mining is expected to become the second largest income to the national economy, after oil, with 4% of GDP by 2021
Exploration geological potential: less than 10% of the territory explored
▪ USD4,600 million in investments
▪ USD1,300 million in taxes
▪ USD3,200 million in exports
▪ 25,000 in direct and indirect jobs
The Alpala effect:
▪ + USD3,500 million
▪ + up to USD450 million
▪ + up to USD4,000 million
▪ 8,000 jobs in construction phase
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ATTRACTING THE MAJORS
▪ Opportunities for a sustainable and long-term mining industry
▪ Circa 300 new exploration concessions have been granted
▪ 30 mining companies now operatingCONCESSIONS 2014
CONCESSIONS GRANTED END OF 2017
Major SolGold Shareholders
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SOLGOLD OWNS 85% OF THE ALPALA PROJECT
▪ Cornerstone is debt funded by SolGold through to the end of feasibility
▪ Cornerstone must repay SolGold its 15% share of costs to Feasibility in excess of US$2.5M (spent by SolGold to acquire its 85% interest) from Cornerstone’s share of cash flows or sale proceeds
▪ SolGold holds pre-emptive rights over any disposals by Cornerstone
▪ Cornerstone may contribute to development at not less than 10% or dilute to a 0.5% Net Smelter return royalty, which SolGold may acquire for US$3.5M
85%
5.3%
100%
9.37%
15%
Alpala Project
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EXCELLENT LOGISTICS
ECUADOR
Logistic advantages deliver significant
CAPEX savings
▪ It’s close 3 hour drive from Quito
▪ There’s a port 180km from Esmeraldas, 100km from San Lorenzo
▪ Cheap accessible powerinternational Hydro Power network 30km: 5–8c/kwh
▪ Dedicated workforce
▪ Drive to itexcellent sealed, multi lane roads
▪ There’s water
▪ And oxygen too elevation 600 – 1,800m
ALPALA DEPOSIT
ALPALA DEPOSIT
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STATE OF THE ART MAGNETIC MODELLINGTELLS US WHERE THE PORPHYRIES ARE
SantaCecilia
AlpalaCamp
Rocafuerte
Site Office
CHINAMBICITO
ALPALA
WEST
MORAN
PARAMBAS
TANDAYAMA
AMERICA
CRISTAL
AGUINAGA
TRIVINIO
CARMEN
ALPALA
NORTHWEST
ALPALA CENTRAL
ALPALA EAST
ALPALA
SOUTHEAST
ALPALA
SOUTH
HEMATITE HILL
Extensive Airborne Magnetics
3D models calibrated to drill cores
3D Ground Magnetic Data
RTP Magnetics
✓ Maiden MRE (see slide 25)
✓ Alpala NW extending to Trivinio
Extensions: • At depth in holes 5,8,9,20• SW side widening and up dip
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COINCIDENT GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES (SOIL & AUGER)Tells us which porphyries are:
MINERALISED FERTILE PREGNANT WITH COPPER
Low Soil Manganese High Soil Molybdenum High Soil Cu/Zn Ratio
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ALPALA DELIVERS MANY OF THE WORLD’S BEST PORPHYRY COPPER-GOLD INTERSECTIONS
TYPICAL MINERALISATIONCSD-18-055R: 1344m
2.14 % Cu, 3.46 g/t Au
Rank Operator Property LocationInterval
(m)
Cu
(%)
Au
(g/t)
Cu.Eq
(%)
m%
CuEq
1 Anglo American Los Sulphatos Central Chile 717.0 3.60 0.00 3.60 2581
2 Codelco Chilean Giants Northern Chile unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
3 Kennecott Bingham Canyon Utah, USA unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
4 Newcrest Mining Wafi-Golpu Papua New Guinea 1421.5 1.14 0.64 1.54 2195
5 Newcrest Mining Wafi-Golpu Papua New Guinea 943.5 1.44 1.28 2.25 2122
6 Imperial Metals Red Chris BC, Canada 1024.0 1.01 1.26 1.81 1850
7 Anglo Gold Ashanti Nuevo Chaquiri Colombia 810.0 1.65 0.78 2.14 1736
8 Freeport McMoran Grasberg Irian Jaya 591.0 1.70 1.80 2.84 1677
9 Ivanhoe Mines Oyu Tolgoi Southern Mongolia 326.0 3.77 1.23 4.55 1482
10 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 12 Ecuador 1560.0 0.59 0.54 0.93 1455
11 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 9 Ecuador 1197.4 0.63 0.83 1.16 1385
12 Exeter Resources Caspiche Northern Chile 1214.0 0.90 0.33 1.11 1346
13 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 67 Ecuador 1028.0 0.71 0.91 1.29 1326
14 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 5 Ecuador 1358.0 0.61 0.53 0.94 1279
15 Metallica El Morro, La Fortuna Chile 780.0 0.84 1.24 1.62 1266
16 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 16 Ecuador 936.0 0.75 0.95 1.35 1266
17 Anglo American Los Sulphatos Central Chile 990.0 1.26 0.00 1.26 1247
18 Ivanhoe Mines Oyu Tolgoi Southern Mongolia 476.0 2.16 0.67 2.58 1230
19 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 57 Ecuador 978.0 0.64 0.95 1.24 1213
20 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 23R Ecuador 1030.0 0.59 0.90 1.16 1195
21 Metallica El Morro, La Fortuna Chile 758.0 0.93 0.99 1.56 1179
22 Newcrest Cadia Ridgeway NSW, Australia 341.0 0.93 3.86 3.37 1149
23 Ivanhoe Mines Hugo Dummet Southern Mongolia 302.0 3.11 0.98 3.73 1126
24 Ivanhoe Mines Oyu Tolgoi Southern Mongolia 422.0 2.48 0.21 2.61 1103
25 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 55R Ecuador 1062.0 0.69 0.52 1.02 1083
26 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 58-D1 Ecuador 983.9 0.73 0.56 1.08 1063
27 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 68 Ecuador 664.0 0.88 1.03 1.53 1016
28 Imperial Metals Red Chris Canada 1135.0 0.50 0.59 0.87 991
29 Exeter Resources Caspiche Northern Chile 1058.0 0.70 0.35 0.92 975
30 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 15R2 Ecuador 1402.0 0.48 0.34 0.69 974
31 Exeter Resources Caspiche Northern Chile 792.5 0.96 0.40 1.21 961
32 Imperial Metals Red Chris BC, Canada 716.3 0.79 0.74 1.26 901
33 Nevsun Timok Serbia 798.0 0.80 0.22 1.11 886
34 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 17 Ecuador 954.0 0.60 0.52 0.93 884
35 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 21 Ecuador 946.0 0.67 0.39 0.92 872
36 Metallica El Morro, La Fortuna Chile 820.0 0.59 0.73 1.05 862
37 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 19 Ecuador 1344.0 0.44 0.28 0.62 829
38 SolGold Plc Cascabel - Hole 18 Ecuador 864.0 0.57 0.61 0.96 825
39 Seabridge Gold Inc. KSM Canada 1023.4 0.24 0.77 0.73 744
NOTES: *Gold Conversion Factor of 0.63 calculated from a copper price of US$3.00/lb and a gold price US$1300/oz. True widths of downhole
interval lengths are estimated to be approximately 25% to 60%. Sources: peer review, snl.com, various company releases & broker reports,
intierra.com, infomine.com.
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ALPALA MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE (NOV 2018) HAS DOUBLED
Grade Category
Resource Category
Tonnage (Mt)
Grade Contained Metal
Cu (%) Au (g/t) CuEq (%) Cu (Mt) Au (Moz) CuEq (Mt)
Total >0.2% CuEqIndicated 2,050 0.41 0.29 0.60 8.4 19.4 12.2
Inferred 900 0.27 0.13 0.35 2.5 3.8 3.2
▪ Indicated + Inferred Resource = 2.95 Bt @ 0.52% CuEq (15.4 Mt CuEq) containing 10.9 Mt Cu and 23.2 Moz Au at 0.2% CuEqcut-off, 79% of which is in the Indicated category (by metal content)
▪ 420 Mt High Grade Core @1.47% CuEq (6.1 Mt CuEq) containing 3.8 Mt Cu and 12.3 Moz Au at 0.9% CuEq cut-off, 97% ofwhich is in the Indicated category (by metal content)
▪ MRE reported using a cut-off grade of 0.2% CuEq, reflecting the reasonable potential for economic extraction by highproduction rate mass mining methods such as block caving.
▪ Increase in overall reported resource of 108% (by metal content) from 7.4Mt CuEq in Dec 2017 Maiden MRE (0.3% CuEq cut-off) to current 15.4 Mt CuEq (0.2% CuEq cut-off)
▪ Increase in resource of 77% (by metal content) from 7.4Mt CuEq to 13.1Mt CuEq since Dec 2017 Maiden MRE (1.08 Bt @0.68% CuEq, 7.4 Mt CuEq at 0.3% cut-off grade, 40% Indicated).
▪ Increase in high grade resource size of 99% (by metal content) from 3.1 Mt CuEq to 6.1 Mt CuEq since Dec 2017 MaidenMRE (220 Mt @ 1.44% CuEq, 3.1 Mt CuEq at 0.9% cut-off grade, 55% Indicated)
▪ Based on 133,576m of drilling compared to 53,616m (Maiden MRE, Dec 2017)
Mr Martin Pittuck, MSc, CEng, MiMMM, is responsible for this Mineral Resource Estimate and is an “independent qualified person” as such term is defined in N1 43-101The Mineral Resource is reported using a cut-off grade of 0.2% copper equivalent calculated using [copper grade (%)] + [gold grade (g/t)x0.63]The Mineral Resource is considered to have reasonable potential for eventual economic extraction by underground mass mining such as block cavingMineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viabilityThe statement uses terminology, definitions and guidelines given in the CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (May 2014)The MRE is reported on 100 percent basisValues given in the table have been rounded, apparent calculation errors resulting from this are not considered to be materialThe effective date for the Mineral Resource statement is 7th November 2018The date of completion of the Mineral Resource statement is 16th November 2018
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Cut off Grade
(% CuEQ)
Resource Category
Tonnage (Mt)
Grade Contained Metal
Cu (%) Au (g/t)CuEq (%)
Cu (Mt)Au
(Moz)CuEq(Mt)
0.10 Indicated 2,460 0.36 0.26 0.52 8.9 20.2 12.9
0.15 Indicated 2,290 0.38 0.27 0.55 8.8 19.9 12.7
0.20 Indicated 2,050 0.41 0.29 0.60 8.4 19.4 12.2
0.30 Indicated 1,500 0.49 0.37 0.73 7.4 17.8 10.9
0.45 Indicated 810 0.66 0.57 1.03 5.4 15.0 8.3
0.70 Indicated 490 0.84 0.83 1.37 4.1 13.0 6.7
0.90 Indicated 400 0.90 0.93 1.49 3.6 11.9 5.9
1.10 Indicated 200 1.13 1.36 1.99 2.2 8.7 3.9
1.50 Indicated 120 1.35 1.77 2.47 1.7 7.0 3.0
0.10 Inferred 1,380 0.22 0.11 0.28 3.0 4.7 3.9
0.15 Inferred 1,140 0.24 0.12 0.32 2.8 4.3 3.6
0.20 Inferred 900 0.27 0.13 0.35 2.5 3.8 3.2
0.30 Inferred 490 0.34 0.16 0.45 1.7 2.5 2.2
0.45 Inferred 150 0.49 0.26 0.65 0.7 1.2 1.0
0.70 Inferred 50 0.67 0.41 0.93 0.4 0.7 0.5
0.90 Inferred 20 0.72 0.52 1.05 0.2 0.4 0.2
1.10 Inferred 10 0.76 0.70 1.20 0.1 0.1 0.1
1.50 Inferred - - - - - - -
ALPALA MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE – NOV 2018
Expressed by a range in copper-equivalent cut-off grades
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ALPALA 2019 DRILL PROGRAMME
▪ Appox. 160,000m completed at Alpala to date (153,000 Alpala + 7,259 Aguinaga)
▪ Nov 2018 MRE based on 133,576m of drilling
▪ Approx. 20,000m of further drilling to be completed at Alpala in 2018
▪ Alpala continues to expand (not included in MRE Nov 2018):
▪ Hole 69 (Alpala Western Limb): 852m @ 1.14% CuEq, including 502m @ 1.55% CuEq, and 152m @ 2.49%CuEq.
▪ Hole 68 (Alpala Central): 664m @ 1.53% CuEq (open at depth), including 348m @ 2.25% CuEq, (1.26%Cu, 1.57g/t Au).
▪ 2019 drilling programme to continue to expand the deposit at Alpala SE, Alpala NW, Trivinio and Alpala Western Limb
Section view through the Alpala deposit, looking east.Drill target areas, based on extensions to the existing block
model at Alpala, are highlighted by red polygons outside the modelled blocks containing grades of > 0.9% CuEq.
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CSD-17-025: 821.9m18.03 % Cu, 0.98 g/t Au
NOT A TYPO
HIGH GRADES AT ALPALA
CSD-16-017: 880.5m2.37 % Cu, 2.00 g/t Au
CSD-16-009: 1209.3m2.97 % Cu, 4.09 g/t Au
CSD-16-009: 1300.0m1.287 % Cu, 3.73 g/t Au
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MULTIPLE DEVELOPMENT OPTIONSHIGH GRADES FIRST TO DELIVER SELF RELIANCE
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Global Block Cave Copper-Gold Mines in Operation or Development
Operating Mine Development Project Current Alpala Exploration Targets
Cu-Au grades and relative deposit size: Reserve (Mt)
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Cu US $3.00/lb, $6,614/tAu US $1300/oz, $41.8/g
1% CuEq = US $66/t
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Ridgeway Deeps
Carapateena
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Alpala Dec17 MRE
Alpala MRE#2 Target
Hole ID m Cu % Au g/t
CSD-13-001 112 0.62 0.90
CSD-13-005 166 1.45 1.63
CSD-14-008 448 0.56 0.66
CSD-14-009 408 1.01 1.32
CSD-15-010 220 0.58 0.59
CSD-15-011 212 0.60 0.31
CSD-15-012 586 1.02 1.17
CSD-15-013 190 0.63 0.31
CSD-15-014 260 0.80 0.99
CSD-16-015R2 830 0.63 0.46
CSD-16-016 254 1.11 1.55
CSD-16-017 296 1.03 1.17
CSD-16-018 518 0.73 0.77
CSD-16-019 154 0.80 0.50
CSD-17-021 296 0.99 0.64
CSD-17-023 216 1.29 2.84
CSD-16-024 160 0.63 0.65
CSD-16-025 238 1.31 0.70
CSD-17-030 144 0.33 0.93
CSD-17-033-D1 146 1.09 0.99
CSD-17-041-D1 252 0.86 1.07
CSD-17-043 160 0.90 1.06
CSD-17-049 120 1.01 0.88
CSD-17-055R 220 1.22 1.34
CSD-17-057 182 1.49 3.14
Grasberg DOZ
Grasberg GBC
Very high grade early development options
Red Chris
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CONCEPTUAL LOW COST, LOW IMPACT UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT
Conceptual ▪ 7km decline development evolving
Proposed multi cave development concept▪
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CREATING A NEW MINING DISTRICT
These concessions cover:
▪ 72 concessions
▪ 3,200km2
SolGold developed a highly successful exploration blueprint at Alpala
Expertise & Experience
Efficiency TechnologyGeophysics-Geochemical - zonationsData modelling-
CSRSocial licence-Educate & train-Reward-Involve-
SolGold has applied this blueprint across Ecuador and established four 100%-owned subsidiaries
and employ:
42▪ exploration geologists
▪ 6 person community and environment team
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11 PRIORITY PROJECTS
Blanca
Rio Armarillo
Cisne Loja
Salinas
Chillanes
Sharug
Cisne Victoria
Cisne Loja – Target 15
La Hueca – Target 6
Timbara
Porvenir
Systematic▪ reconnaissance programs
Soil▪ sampling, prospect mapping underway
Extensive▪ mineralisation already identified
Geophysics▪ planned
Drill▪ ready targets established
Porphyry Coppers
Epithermal Gold
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CARNEGIE RIDGE PROJECTS
RIO AMARILLO
Northern Ecuador•
Extensive • lithocap (approx. 2.4kmx2.4km) with surrounding strong stream sediment anomalies - consists of crackel and hydrothermal breccias, with silca-clay and advanced argillic alteration
Up to • 30g/t gold in rock chips
B veins identified and zones of strong copper •
mineralisation.
BLANCA
Northern Ecuador ▪ - 2.5km north of SolGold’sRocafuerte camp
Very high grade epithermal gold quartz ▪
mineralisation
Sampling of ▪ Cielto vein returned:
617▪ g/t Au, 0.59% Cu, 317g/t Ag, 0.74% Zn
542▪ g/t Au, 0.54% Cu, 254g/t Ag, 0.50% Zn
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CRUZ DEL SOL PROJECTS
LA HUECA
Southern Ecuador ▪ - 6 porphyry centres identified over 3 concessions, 150km²
25▪ km porphyry corridor with copper to 13.8%
17▪ m @ 3.87% Copper in channel sample
Cisne Victoria
South• -eastern Ecuador
Significant alteration and mineralisation identified indicative •
of a large porphyry system
Best result includes a • 7m continuous channel chip sample that returned:
• 7m @ 2.29% Cu, 0.73 g/t Au, 8.83 g/t Ag.
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PORVENIR
Southern Ecuador▪
Initial rock chip samples returned very high copper results of ▪
up to 4.27% Cu, rich in bornite in porphyries
▪ 3D geochemical modelling to model target depth planned
New mineralised outcrops extend over some ▪ 1.5km x 1km with chalcopyrite up to 7%
TIMBARA
Southern Ecuador▪
2 ▪ new outcrops of porphyry style mineralisation discovered.
High grade copper rock chip samples returned▪
Exploration to move to targeted systematic ▪
mapping and rock chip sampling of anomalous streams and outcrops
GREEN ROCK RESOURCES PROJECTS
CISNE LOJA
Southern Ecuador•
Outcropping epithermal style alteration and •
mineralisation over an area 2.5kmx1.5km with multiple episodes of quartz veining
Rock chip samples range from • 15.25 g/t Au - 23.6 g/t Ag
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SOLGOLD’S SUSTAINBLE APPROACH
Injury & incident free workplace
Equal opportunities for all employees
Proactive contribution to
local communities
Understanding of benefits of
responsible mining
Rehabilitation & reforestation of
land
Responsible use of energy, water & other resources
OUR GOALS
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MULTIPLE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Santa Cecilia bakery
Water & soil sampling Community liaison team Alpala camp medical facility
Improved facilities at local school
Recycling plant
Chicken farm Coffee beans from the plant nursery
Health & safety briefing
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TWO INTENSE YEARS PLANNED TO ACHIEVE PROJECT DELIVERY IN 2020
2019 2020
PEA
Resource expansion
Pre-feasibility
Fiscal negotiations
Permitting
Conditional finance package
Final feasibility
Regional exploration
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THE SOLGOLD OPPORTUNITY
We are building an integrated copper gold exploration, development and
mining company
✓Alpala is the most significant copper-gold porphyry discovery in 10 years
✓Alpala is getting bigger and getting richer
✓ SolGold is largest tenement holder in Ecuador with the most geologists on the
ground
✓We have identified a highly prospective pipeline of projects with a ‘go for gold
strategy’
✓We have a highly a experienced management team
✓We have industry support and endorsement with US$104M in the bank
✓ Ecuador is the most important new mining province and SolGold has strong
local, regional and federal support
✓Copper demand and copper prices are increasing
✓SolGold is an emerging copper gold major
AUSTRALIALevel 27, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000
Nicholas MatherManaging Director
Office: +61 7 3303 0660
ECUADORAvenida Coruña E25-58 y San Ignacio, Edif. Altana Plaza, Quito
Jason WardPresident of ENSA and Exploration Manager
Mobile:+593 (0)990503077Office: +59326011021 / 2986606Email: [email protected]
LONDONOctagon Point, 5 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6AA
Anna LeggeInvestor Relations & Public Relations
Mobile: +44 7500 773 415 Office: +44 20 3823 2130
Email: [email protected]
Qualified Person - Information in this report relating to the exploration results is based on data reviewed by Mr Jason Ward ((CP) B.Sc. Geol.), Exploration Manager Global of the Company. Mr Ward is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, holds the designation FAusIMM (CP), and has in excess of 20 years’ experience in mineral exploration and is a Qualified Person for the purposes of the relevant LSE and TSX Rules. Mr Ward consents to the inclusion of the information in the form and context in which it appears.